Our Team
Our talented and dedicated team is hard at work bringing our region together.

Brian Carroll
Director
Brian is a results-driven leader with extensive experience and success in driving strategic and operational excellence. Brian loves helping people plan, optimize, and launch new initiatives.

Andrew Jason
Ecosystems Director
After spending 8 years at Spotlight Media as the Editorial Director, Andrew joined the Grand Farm team focusing on planning and executing new initiatives and our many events and meetups.

Nathan Marcotte
Startup Coordinator
Nathan is our boots-on-the-ground for supporting the many startups and entrepreneurs that Grand Farm works with. He establishes relationships and ensures that their needs are met and accelerated.
Our Board of Directors
Made up of supporters, industry leaders, and entrepreneurs. These folks guide our work forward.

Mike Derheim
Board Chair
Co-Founder of Prime Digital Academy

Taya Spelhaug
Board Member
TechSpark Manager at Microsoft

Jay Schuler
Board Member
Regional Ag Entrepreneur

Cynthia Schreiber-Beck
Board Member
North Dakota State Representative

Mark Watne
Board Member
President, North Dakota Farmers Union
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Connect with our team
Our work can only continue with the support of our community. Get in touch with our team to figure out how we can innovate our community!